Karine Jean-Pierre to change into White House press secretary, the primary Black and out LGBTQ individual within the position

Jean-Pierre currently serves because the White Home's principal deputy press secretary.

"Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity wanted for this troublesome job, but she's going to proceed to prepared the ground in communicating concerning the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American folks," Biden mentioned in a statement, including that "Jen Psaki has set the usual for returning decency, respect and decorum to the White Home Briefing Room."

Jean-Pierre will formally begin following Psaki's final day, which will be Could 13. CNN reported in April that Psaki was planning on leaving her position for one at MSNBC.

Final May, Jean-Pierre turned the second Black girl in history to hold the every day press briefing. She has served on the White Home's senior communications crew since Biden took workplace and earlier than that was an adviser to his marketing campaign and chief of staff to now-Vice President Kamala Harris.

Jean-Pierre's family includes her accomplice, CNN national correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, and their daughter.

"I'm still processing it because, as Jen mentioned, at the prime this is a historic moment and it is not lost on me. I understand how important it's for thus many individuals out there. So many various communities that I stand on their shoulders," Jean-Pierre mentioned.

She added: "It's an honor and a privilege to be behind this podium."

Jean-Pierre additionally took a moment to thank Psaki.

"She has been only a wonderful colleague, a pal, a mentor, during this previous 12 months and a half and I don't think I'd be right here with out so many individuals, however together with her and he or she is simply just a true stable, wonderful individual," Jean-Pierre stated.

Jean-Pierre is aware of her new position. She is usually within the room when Psaki briefs reporters, has filled in for her for at the lectern and has additionally gaggled with reporters touring with Biden on Air Drive One. Not too long ago, she changed Psaki on the last minute for Biden's four-day trip to Europe amid the Russian invasion after Psaki examined constructive for Covid-19 the day earlier than Biden was scheduled to depart.

Psaki's departure is unsurprising, given she had been public about her plan to leave after one 12 months on the job. Several names had been under consideration to switch her, together with Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, who has turn into a visual face of the administration in briefings and on cable television since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.

On the White House briefing Thursday, a visibly moved Psaki invited Jean-Pierre up to the rostrum along with her and the 2 girls embraced as Psaki went via Jean-Pierre's qualifications and the importance of her taking the job.

"I just need to take the opportunity to rejoice and congratulate my buddy, my colleague, my partner in fact, Karine Jean-Pierre, the next White Home press secretary," Psaki told reporters on the White House.

She added: "She will be the first black girl, the primary out LGBTQ+ individual to serve on this function, which is amazing because illustration matters and she or he goes to, she will give a voice to so many and permit and present so many what is really possible once you work arduous, and dream large and that matters, and ... we should always have a good time that."

Psaki additionally elaborated on Jean-Pierre's career up, describing her as a "exceptional" person with "many years of expertise."

"I just can't wait to see her shine on the podium. So congratulations, and I can not wait to see you deliver your individual type, and brilliance, to this job, " Psaki said.

Shut Biden adviser returns to White Home

The staffing shakeup in the press workplace comes as the White House is making a number of other personnel strikes in preparation for a possible Republican takeover on Capitol Hill within the midterm elections. One of Biden's closest advisers, Anita Dunn, will return to the West Wing as a senior adviser, as his group also shores up the White Home counsel's workplace, given Republicans have promised to launch a slew of investigations in the event that they retake the majority.

Dunn is completely leaving her consulting agency, SKDK, folks accustomed to the matter tell CNN. She's going to no longer be a companion in the agency or listed on the company's web site, people acquainted with the matter say.

While Dunn now not owns a bit of the firm, after it was offered in 2015, her role as a top strategist to Biden, former President Barack Obama and lots of other elected Democratic officials has given SKDK significant prominence in Washington and beyond. Throughout the presidential marketing campaign and the primary a number of months of the Biden administration, Dunn took a depart of absence from the agency. But given the brand new position on the White Home, people familiar with the matter say, she is severing ties with the agency.

An official says Dunn will now be a full-time workers member, and -- as with any other full-time employees member -- will signal the ethics pledge, file an OGE 278 and be topic to all White Home ethics and battle of curiosity rules, together with "rigorous counseling" on her ethics obligations.

This story has been updated with extra developments on Thursday.

CNN's Jeff Zeleny and Sam Fossum contributed to this report.